中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (9): 97305-097305.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/9/097305

所属专题： TOPICAL REVIEW — Low-dimensional nanostructures and devices

• TOPICAL REVIEW—Low-dimensional nanostructures and devices • 上一篇    下一篇

Metallic nanowires for subwavelength waveguiding and nanophotonic devices

潘登, 魏红, 徐红星   

  1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-08-12 出版日期:2013-07-26 发布日期:2013-07-26
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB930700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11134013, 11227407 and 11004237), and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-EW-W04).

Metallic nanowires for subwavelength waveguiding and nanophotonic devices

Pan Deng (潘登), Wei Hong (魏红), Xu Hong-Xing (徐红星)   

  1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • Received:2013-08-12 Online:2013-07-26 Published:2013-07-26
  • Contact: Xu Hong-Xing E-mail:hxxu@iphy.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB930700), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11134013, 11227407 and 11004237), and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KJCX2-EW-W04).

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摘要： Plasmonics is a rapidly developing field concerning light manipulation at the nanoscale with many potential applications, of which plasmonic circuits are promising for future information technology. Plasmonic waveguides are fundamental elements for constructing plasmonic integrated circuits. Among the proposed different plasmonic waveguides, metallic nanowires have drawn much attention due to the highly confined electromagnetic waves and relatively low propagation loss. Here we review the recent research progress in the waveguiding characteristics of metallic nanowires and nanowire-based nanophotonic devices. Plasmon modes of both cylindrical and pentagonal metallic nanowires with and without substrate are discussed. Typical methods for exciting and detecting the plasmons in metallic nanowires are briefly summarized. Because of the multimode characteristic, the plasmon propagation and emission in the nanowire have many unique properties, benefiting the design of plasmonic devices. A few nanowire-based devices are highlighted, including quarter-wave plate, Fabry-Pérot resonator, router and logic gates.

关键词: surface plasmons, waveguide, circuit, nanowire

Abstract: Plasmonics is a rapidly developing field concerning light manipulation at the nanoscale with many potential applications, of which plasmonic circuits are promising for future information technology. Plasmonic waveguides are fundamental elements for constructing plasmonic integrated circuits. Among the proposed different plasmonic waveguides, metallic nanowires have drawn much attention due to the highly confined electromagnetic waves and relatively low propagation loss. Here we review the recent research progress in the waveguiding characteristics of metallic nanowires and nanowire-based nanophotonic devices. Plasmon modes of both cylindrical and pentagonal metallic nanowires with and without substrate are discussed. Typical methods for exciting and detecting the plasmons in metallic nanowires are briefly summarized. Because of the multimode characteristic, the plasmon propagation and emission in the nanowire have many unique properties, benefiting the design of plasmonic devices. A few nanowire-based devices are highlighted, including quarter-wave plate, Fabry-Pérot resonator, router and logic gates.

Key words: surface plasmons, waveguide, circuit, nanowire

中图分类号:  (Collective excitations (including excitons, polarons, plasmons and other charge-density excitations))

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42.79.Gn (Optical waveguides and couplers) 68.65.-k (Low-dimensional, mesoscopic, nanoscale and other related systems: structure and nonelectronic properties) 78.67.Uh (Nanowires)